Tradelink 2018 Annual Report

Environmental, Social and Governance Report (Continued) 環境、社會及管治報告 （續） Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited Annual Report 2018 68 關愛僱員（續） 反貪污 本公司對貪污採取零容忍態度。事實上，根據香 港法例第 201 章《防止賄賂條例》，本公司被視為 「公共機構」，以反映 GETS 服務性質及本公司作為 獲香港特別行政區政府（「政府」）授出經營重要公 共職能牌照的主要服務供應商的市場地位。就 此，本公司高級管理人員及董事大有可能就普通 法罪行而言被視為屬於「公職人員」，並已獲悉普 通法罪行中有關「公職人員行為失當」的各種責 任。 至於一般僱員，為遵守香港法例第 201 章及其他 相關的反貪污法律及法規，本公司採用適用於本 集團全部僱員的道德及行為守則（「守則」）。守則 受廉政公署（「廉署」）的審核及意見管制，提供作 為公共機構僱員的詳細責任。全體僱員均須閱讀 守則，並瞭解及時刻遵守其文字及精神上的意 思。彼等須於工作時遵守其訂明的標準行為。守 則處理（其中包括）下列主要範疇： — 專屬及機密資料 — 利益衝突 — 防止賄賂 — 禮物、獎金、款待 — 懷疑貪污通知 — 個人及私人交易 為教導僱員反貪污資訊，本公司每年邀請廉署為 僱員舉辦反貪污講座。 此外，本公司的舉報程序鼓勵僱員於保密情況 下，向審核委員會授權的副總裁（內部審核）舉報 其所知悉於本公司內的任何行為失當、不誠實、 貪污、非法活動或錯失。倘舉報人士認為副總裁 （內部審核）就此有利益衝突，可直接向行政總裁 舉報。同樣地，倘認為行政總裁於某事項有利益 衝突，則可直接向審核委員會主席或董事會主席 舉報。於報告期內，概無接獲有關報告。 Caring Our Employees (Continued) Anti-corruption The Company has zero tolerance to corruption. As a matter of fact, the Company is deemed a “public body” under the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201) to reflect the nature of the GETS services and the Company’s market position as a major service provider with a licence granted by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the “Government”) in running important public functions. In this regard, Senior Management and directors of the Company who will likely be regarded as ‘public officials” for the purpose of the common law offence, have been advised on their various liabilities under the common law offence on “misconduct in public office”. For employees in general, in order to comply with Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201) and other relevant anti-corruption laws and regulations, the Company has adopted a Code of Ethics and Conduct (the “Code”) which is applicable to all employees of the Group. The Code which is subject to the review and comment by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (“ICAC”), provides the details about the liabilities as employees of a public body. All employees are required to read the Code and understand and observe them both in letter and in spirit at all times. They must observe the prescribed standards of behavior when performing duties at work. The Code addresses, inter alia, the following key areas: — Proprietary and Confidential Information — Conflict of Interest — Prevention of Bribery — Gifts, Gratuities, Hospitality — Notification of Suspected Corrupt Conduct — Personal and Private Dealings To provide education to employees on anti-corruption, the Company invites ICAC to conduct anti-corruption talk to the employees every year. Moreover, the Company has whistle-blowing procedures to encourage staff to report, on a confidential basis, any misconduct, dishonesty, corruption, illegal activity or wrongdoing within the Company which they become aware of to the Vice President (Internal Audit), who is the delegate of the Audit Committee. If the whistle-blower believes that the Vice President (Internal Audit) has a conflict of interest in the matter, the report can be made directly to the CEO. Likewise, if it is believed that the CEO has a conflict of interest in the matter, the report may be made directly to the Chairman of the Audit Committee or the Chairman of the Board. No such report was received during the reporting period.